Max size drive HARD I8500 upgrade?

My 5 year old Inspiron 8500 is a wonderful machine and it is still in service. However, the time to go a new and large HDD to replace the original 40 GB. What is the maximum size? BIOS has still 137 GB limit so I can only install a 120 GB one? Thanks to a bouquet.


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